Ousted Pakistan PM flying home to face jail, authorities lock down Lahore city

Friday, 13 July 2018Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, both sentenced to lengthy jail terms in absentia, are due to return to Pakistan on Friday in a high-stakes gamble to galvanise their beleaguered party ahead of a July 25 general election.

Lahore (Pakistan), Jul 13 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz have been arrested by police at Lahore airport on Friday. Both were sentenced for long jail terms in a graft case. Massive arrangements were made for their arrival, with thousands of police...